Bellator Brings MMA And Kickboxing Back To Italy

On December 1st, Bellator returns to Italy, as Bellator 211 and Bellator Kickboxing 11 air from the RDS Stadium Genova in Genova, Italy.

In the main event of Bellator 211 Alessio Sakara returns to the Bellator cage in his second fight at 205 pounds against Kent Kauppinen.

Sakara looks to start a win streak following his Bellator 203 win over Jamie Sloan. Sakara, a native of Italy makes his fifth appearance inside the Bellator cage, all of them in his home nation. His biggest opportunity coming at Bellator 190 when he faced then middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho, who dropped Sakara in the first round.

Kauppinen looks to stop a two fight skid against Sakara, after being dealt back-to-back submission losses while fighting for BAMMA and in his Bellator debut at Bellator 200.

In the co-main event, middleweight contender Karim Ghajji returns to Bellator in a welterweight showdown against Yuri Bessmentry.

Last seen at Bellator Kickboxing 7, Ghajji looks to set himself up for a rematch against welterweight champion Raymond Daniels. Daniels defeated Ghajji in San Jose after the doctor would stop the fight following the first round.

Bessmertny makes his Bellator debut, and walks in against Ghajji with a 41-19-2 record.

In the main event Bellator featherweight champion Gabriel Varga looks to have a successful first defense against Shan Cangelosi.

Varga makes his fourth appearance inside the Bellator ring, taking two straight wins by ref stoppage, including his championship victory over Kevin Ross at Bellator Kickboxing 10 in Rome.